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Hi All, I've been going through the manual trying to get the charging system on this old LTF230 to work properly, and ran down sections 8-6 through 8-11 in the manual; http://www.crservice.dk/Suzuki%20ATV/LTF250/LT-F250_01E.pdf#G2.1000137 I checked the resistance of the generator coils, verified they are within range, checked the open-circuit AC voltage of the generator and found it to vary between about 24-60V on all three legs, and then replaced the regulator/rectifier. When I tested the new regulator/rectifier, the tester probes give me the correct voltages doing the diode test. However, when the engine is running and rectifier attached, it heats up and at an idle produces around 9VDC, but when I rev the engine it drops to around 1VDC and heats up, as most of the energy appears to dissipate as heat. I am testing the DC output with only the 3 wires from the alternator connected up to the regulator unit. Is this a bad regulator/rectifier, or do I need to connect the negative to chassis ground and positive to the battery terminal before I see something around 13V from the regulator? I took off the cover and removed the stator coils, they are in perfect shape and this is not the issue. Also, I have hooked the battery to the starter relay, when i click the starter relay closed the starter motor will turn when it is removed from the engine, but when installed it does not have sufficient force to turn the crankshaft of the engine but simply makes some noise and vibrates. Should I replace the starter motor or take it apart to inspect the brushes? I'd like to get the charging system and starter motor to work; as I'm tired of cranking over the engine by hand. Thanks in advance!
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Howdy. New to the forum, just thought I'd start a thread. We own an 87 LTF230 (utility) quad. My son loves riding it, but decided it was time to refurbish it. I'd FAR rather have him out wrenching than staring at screens so it's up on the lift in the shop right now. We have all the plastics off, and yesterday I cleaned the carb up to see if it needed new parts. Thankfully all it needed was just a little sediment removed from the float bowl and adjust the pilot. It's running great again. Next up is the valve adjustment. I'm 100% certain I'll need new 0-rings once I take the caps off, but so far I haven't found the specs for what the valves lash should be. Can anyone provide that? As a newb on here I can't dowload the FSM just yet. Other things that definitely need work: Right rear hub splines are pretty worn out so we'll have to replace that, maybe a few bearings, brakes all the way around, sort out some intermittent headlight issues, and he wants to clean up and paint the racks. I may also get out the plastic welder and see what I can do for some of the plastics. Thanks in advance for any assistance. GH
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My ltf230 diff blew up and I'm wondering if anyone has found a better and stronger replacement for the small factory differential cheers.
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My older brother gave me his old 1987 Suzuki LTF 230. It was running back in the summer however it does need some minor work. I have replaced a back rim and put a tube in that tire due to the bead not sealing. New brake shoes for the back needs to be put on and the front brakes don't work. But for some reason it has lost power from the battery. He has a car battery hooked up to it and it cranked over last week but then it stopped and the neutral light was out the headlight stopped working etc. Being disabled and on a fixed income I can't take it to a shop so now I need to troubleshoot. Any suggestions would be great.